One of our programmer’s described Push Pause to me as a cozy movie, and I couldn’t agree more. Set during the Tokyo Olympics, we follow several characters who live and stay at a guesthouse. We get glimpses into their everyday lives which are equally lovely as they are ordinary and complex. Reminiscent of Hirokazu Koreeda and Wim Wender’s Perfect Days, Push Pause is a film I could keep on watching. - Neha Aziz, Artistic Director

DIRECTOR/WRITER: Ryoma Kosasa

WRITER: Rei Tsuruga

PRODUCERS: Izuho Kasai, Kengo Watanabe, Kimiko Kobayashi, Takuma Obara

CAST: Nairu Yamamoto, Takashi Yuki, Yugo Mikawa, Chiharu Ogoshi, Naoyuki Miyahara, Fuyuki Moto, Kazuko Yohiyuki

LENGTH: 1 hour 26 minutes

LANGUAGES:  Japanese with English subtitles

COUNTRY: Japan

GENRE: Narrative Feature, Drama, Human